Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-27
CESAR IN GUINNESS SUITS.
A Railroad Faiis to Let the
Trunks Through in Time.

One OF the most remarkable per-
formances, barring rehearsals that
was even given on Macon boards Was
that given by Mr.. Keene and company
at the Academy of Music last night,
the play being Julius Cesar.
When the curtain went up for the
first time the manager made the an
nouncementth that they were the victims
# Georgia hospitality in that the
great crowds in Atlanta prevented their
baggage from being loaded on the
cars, and the consequence vas the
company was here without even a
veslige of costume or stage property.
He further announced that the money
would be refunded at the door to those
who did not wish to remain. In COM
pliment to Mr.. Keene, the audience,
with half dozen exceptions, remained
in their seats.
A case knife, to be used as the dag
ger, WAS borrowed from the STUMBLE.
field house. Mr.. Keene effected the
loan OF a toupee from a Macon friend
whose name is withheld for pruden-
tial reasons, and the play proceeded.
Let it he said in the outset that Mr..
Keene has an excellent company, and
playing under su.h circumstances as
those of last night was as secure a
test as Macon critics, or any other
critics for that matter, coulI subject
them to. They gave fine per-
formance, each member acquit-
ting him-elf or herself in so excellent
and SO faithful manner as to almost
make the audience forget that the cos
tunes were at that time packed away
in the trunk.
The loss OF the baggage did not seem
10 be all of the misfortune. The rain
came down in pattering sort OF way
upon the roof of the academy aud
made the hight a hideous one. 1t
suited the second act very well, how
ever, and the sheet-iron thunder was
in full accord with the rain on
the tn roof above. Then even the
town clock seemed to be in the con-
~piracy against the play. When the
Roman clock struck the fatal hour of
5, the gnal to the conspirators that
lime for the killing of Caesar was
Il awing nigh, the city clock in the
Court house adjoining the academy
was striking nine, and the property
man behind the scene who was en-
gagged in the solemn task of tolling
the three strokes, was probably I'M
conscious of the fact that a
Macon clock was struggling to
4et in nine strokes to his
three. Then the orchestra was
compelled to add its mite to the gem
eral EN- barrassment. The curtain went
down at the end of the second act for
a moment to allow Caesar" time to
get in Il comfortable position to die,
and the orchestra, without having
been previously posted, struck up in
full tune, with every man trying to
drown the ceaseies patter on the roof.
The din of the instruments pre-
vented the leader from hearing
the curtain bell, and up went the
curtain, showing the dead Caesar"
and the orchestra play ny the pell-
nell medley as loud as horns and
idilers would allow it. But to the
credit of the orchestra, be it said. as
soon a. it was seen that there was a
death in the neighborhood, it low
cred its tone as gradually as possible,
until only the faintest sound Of bar
from the Boulanger march could be
heard. Finally it ceased, and Caesar
died in peace and his pin stripe suit
And Vt through all this the audi
ence paid homage to the genius Of
and by genuine applause, recalling i'm